Boston : Brill, 2008.

xv, 229 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

CEDLA Latin America studies ; v. 95

Latin America studies ; 95.

Translation of: Movimiento social, etnicidad y democratisación en Guatemala, 1985-1996.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction. Social Movements, Indigenous Politics And Democratisation In Guatemala, 1985-1996 -- Ch. 1. Civil Society And Social Movements: Some Theoretical Considerations -- Ch. 2. Democratic Transition -- Ch. 3. Emergence of Indigenous Politics -- Ch. 4. Demanding Human Rights in A Violent Democracy: Indigenous Participation in El Consejo De Comunidades Etnicas -- Ch. 5. La Coordinadora Nacional Indigena Y Campesina and the Indigenous Struggle for Land -- Ch. 6. Indigenous Mobilisation in La Defensoria Maya: Indigenous Politics and the Recovery of Mayan Culture -- Conclusions Social Movements, Indigenous Politics and Democratisation in Guatemala, 1985-1996.

"This book analyses patterns of collective action that emerged during Guatemala's democratic transition between 1985 and 1996, focusing in particular on the role of indigenous actors in the political processes undergirding and shaping democratisation and the respective impact of the transition upon indigenous social movements. Comparatively little has been written about collective action in Guatemala within the discipline of political science, despite the mobilisation of a wide range of social movements in response to the brutal armed conflict; rather, literature has focused principally on the role of elite actors in democratisation. This study presents a fresh perspective, presenting an analysis of the political evolution of three social movements and their human rights platforms through the framework of social movement theory."--Jacket.

Social movements -- Guatemala.

Guatemala -- Ethnic relations.

Democratization -- Guatemala.

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